Chang'e 6
| Mission type | Surface sample return | ||||
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| Operator | CNSA | ||||
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| Launch date | c. 2020 | ||||
| Rocket | Chang Zheng 5 | ||||
| Launch site | Wenchang | ||||
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| Reference system | Selenocentric | ||||
| Lunar orbiter | |||||
| Orbital insertion | c. 2020 | ||||
| Lunar lander | |||||
| Landing date | c. 2020 | ||||
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Chang'e 6 (Chinese: 嫦娥六号; pinyin: Cháng'é liùhào) is an unmanned Chinese lunar exploration mission currently speculated to be under development, which is expected to land on the Moon after 2020.[1][2] Chang'e 6 will be China's second sample return mission. Like its predecessors, the spacecraft is named after the Chinese moon goddess Chang'e.
Mission profile
The probe will be launched by Long March 5 rocket in Wenchang Satellite Launch Center on Hainan Island.
References
- ↑ "China Plans 2017 Lunar Sample-Return Mission". Aviationweek. Dec 16, 2013.
- ↑ Covault, Craig (October 4, 2013). "The New Race for the Moon". SpaceRef. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
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